Several different colors of borders were auditioned. Red, blue, dark blue, navy blue, black. Green looked like it fit the best. Red looked angry, the blues out of place, the black was too much contrast. Yes, there are two different green fabrics, after sewing the first border on someone suggested that I needed to extend the green so the background setting square floating in the first border, well, just didn't look odd!! Not enough of the first green so did my best to match them with another green from my stash. Then a border of the focus fabric. Thanks everyone for your help! See everyone's design wall at Patchwork Times.I finished making all the blocks for Trail Mix.

The little pile in the lower left is what was left over from my cut pieces. I refolded all the civil war fabrics and put them back in the box. Neater, but not appreciably less!I'm not much of a soup eater. But I did make this--

Peasant Soup!! Polska kielbasa, white beans, onions, and kale cooked in chicken stock. It was delicious and easy. Last week's goals didn't do so well. Seven items, only two done. Weekly Goals--

Piece a backing/ready a top for quilting

Mt Hood blocks

30's blocks

Machine sew binding on black/red quilt

Summer at the Lake setting blocks

Merry Go Round blocks

The Merry Go Round blocks need to be sewn together, I want to use the design wall for Trail Mix and the 30's blocks. The weather is going to stay cold so its good sewing weather. I'm tired of winter, 73 days until April 15th, I'm going to start counting down. Most years its starting to warm up by then. A favorite spring memory--the smell of fresh dirt! Do you have a special spring memory?

Your Irish Chain is beautiful. I love the green and yellow borders. Spring Memories.... new outfit for Easter and being so happy to be set free from the bulkiness of my winter coat and other "trappings"... I am tired of the cold, too!

Love the scrappy Irish chain (I have one in the works but the border has stopped me). Maybe I'll get it out this spring. Yours is inspiring me...but I must finish what is already on the wall. Your soup looks good, I love soup and it is definitely soup weather even here in Texas.